You've probably heard the phrase, "New Year, New Me." I want to take that phrase and change it up a bit (hence the title of this post). See while I hope to improve myself this year, I'm not looking to become entirely "new". I mostly like who I am, and I have goals to help … Continue reading New Year, New Clean
Thankful
Goals for 2024
Happy New Year! 2023 is officially done and we are starting 2024! This is the time for new ideas, goals, and resolutions. I've mentioned on here a number of times how I feel resolutions aren't things you plan to keep. You make them only to break them or ignore them when times get hard. For … Continue reading Goals for 2024
A Wrap-up of 2023
This will be my last post of 2023 because I will not post in between Christmas and New Year's. But it is the end of another year! Time is such a funny thing in that it keeps moving whether or not you want it to. I want to take today and maybe slow down time … Continue reading A Wrap-up of 2023
Challenge Your Thoughts
As the year wraps up to a close, I'm spending time to review and reflect some of the things I've learned this year and lessons I'll take with me to the future. I'll do this more in-depth next week as I wrap up the year in a whole. But I want to take today to … Continue reading Challenge Your Thoughts
Projects
This year has and continues to be a lot. There are so many things always going on in my life. Some I talk about, and some I keep to myself. Some take a day and some take almost all year. I've also spent a lot of time this year working on goals. Some of the … Continue reading Projects
The History of Halloween
Happy Halloween! This is one of my favorite holidays! I recently did a deep dive into the history and origins of Halloween, and I want to share that information because I feel it's mostly unknown. This means it's time for another history lesson! Halloween started as the Celtic new year festival called Samhain (Saw-win) in … Continue reading The History of Halloween
Celebrating Birthdays
It's my birthday tomorrow! I love my birthday, celebrating my birthday, and all that comes with it. In the past, I've introduced myself on my birthday, I've talked about things I wanted to do, things, I've learned, and other ideas as well. This year, I want to talk about something a little different. I want … Continue reading Celebrating Birthdays
Stuck in Limbo
It's hard to believe I'm already in week 3 of this new school year. It feels like it's going so fast already. I'm learning about who my students are and creating the relationships with them. They, on the other hand, are beginning to be more comfortable and are testing some of the boundaries and the … Continue reading Stuck in Limbo
Year Four of Teaching
I can't believe I've already finished up my second day of my fourth school year! I'm still teaching. I'm in the same room as I was last year, and teaching the same material. I'll admit, last year was rough on me. There were a lot of things that went awry, and I struggled. However, I'm … Continue reading Year Four of Teaching
I Hope You Never Forget this Happened to You
This was said to me the other day. A couple of my close friends had issues happen that drastically impacted their mental health. The rest of us in the group banded together to be there for them. But this quote was said to me by my partner, who has gone through many of his own … Continue reading I Hope You Never Forget this Happened to You